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Steinbeck, John

  1. Antico, John. "A Reading of Steinbeck's Flight." In Modern Fiction Studies , Vol. XI, 1965, pp. 45-53.
    Criticism -- "Flight"

  2. Astro, Richard. "Steinbeck's Postwar Trilogy: A Return to Nature and the Natural Man." In Twentieth Century Literature , Vol. XVI, April 1970, pp. 109-122.
    Criticism -- Cannery Row -- The Pearl -- The Wayward Bus

  3. In Beach, Joseph Warren. American Fiction, 1920-1940 . New York, Russell & Russell, 1960. pp. 309-350.
    Criticism -- Works -- "Chrysanthemums" -- Grapes of Wrath -- In Dubious Battle -- Of Mice and Men -- To a God Unknown -- Tortilla Flat

  4. In Benardete, Jane, ed. American realism. New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons [c1972]. pp. 408-414.
    Criticism -- Works

  5. In Blake, Nelson Manfred. Novelists' America: Fiction as History, 1910-1940. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University, 1969. pp. 133-162.
    Criticism -- Works -- East of Eden -- The Grapes of Wrath

  6. In Bode, Carl. The Young Rebel in American Literature. New York: Praeger, [1960, c1959]. pp. 121-144.
    Criticism -- Works -- East of Eden -- Grapes of Wrath -- To a God Unknown

  7. In Boynton, Percy America in comtemporary. Chicago, Ill., The University of Chicago press [c1940]. pp. 241-257.
    Biography -- Criticism -- Works

  8. In Bryer, Jackson Fifteen modern American authors. Durham, N.C., Duke University Press, 1969. pp. 369-388.
    Biography -- Criticism -- Works

  9. In Burgum, Edwin Berry The novel and the world's dilemma. Russell & Russell, 1963 [c1947]. pp. 272-291.
    Criticism -- Works -- Grapes of Wrath -- Of Mice and Men

  10. In Carpenter, Frederic American literature and the dream. Freeport, N.Y., Books for Libraries Press [1968, c1955]. 167-175.
    Criticism -- Works -- The Grapes of Wrath

  11. Chametsky, Jules. "The Ambivalent Endings of The Grapes of Wrath." In Modern Fiction Studies , Vol. XI, Spring, 1965, pp. 33-44.
    Criticism -- Grapes of Wrath

  12. Crockett, H. Kelly. "The Bible and The Grapes of Wrath." In College English, Vol XXIV, December, 1962, pp. 193-199.
    Criticism -- Bible in Literature -- Grapes of Wrath

  13. In Donald, Miles. The American Novel in the Twentieth Century. New York: Barnes & Noble, 1978. pp. 59-72.
    Criticism -- The Grapes of Wrath --

  14. In Downs, Robert B. Famous American Books. New York, McGraw-Hill, 1971. pp. 311-319.
    Criticism -- The Grapes of Wrath

  15. In Dusenbury, Winifred L. The Theme of Loneliness in Modern American Drama. Gainesville, University of Florida Press, 1960. pp. 45-50
    Criticism -- Plays -- Of Mice and Men --

  16. In French, Warren The social novel at the end of an era. Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Press [1966]. pp. 42-50, see also index.
    Criticism -- Works -- The Grapes of Wrath

  17. In Frohock, W. M. The novel of violence in America. Dallas, Southern Methodist University Press [1958, c1957]. pp. 124-143.
    Criticism -- Works -- Cannery Row -- The Grapes of Wrath -- In Dubious Battle -- Tortilla Flat

  18. In Geismar, Maxwell American Moderns, From Rebellion to Conformity. New York, Hill and Wang [1958]. pp. 151-156.
    Criticism -- Burning Bright -- The Pearl

  19. In Geismar, Maxwell Writers in crisis: the American novel, 1925-1940. Boston, Houghton Mifflin [195-? c1942]. pp. 237-270.
    Biography -- Criticism -- Works -- Cup of Gold -- The Grapes of Wrath -- In Dubious Battle -- Of Mice and Men -- Tortilla Flat

  20. Gerstenberger, Donna. "Steinbeck's American Wasteland." In Modern Fiction Studies , Vol. XI, Spring 1965, pp. 59-65.
    Criticism -- The Winter of Our Discontent

  21. Gibbs, Lincoln. "John Steinbeck, Moralist." In Antioch Review, Vol. II, June 1942, pp. 92-103.
    Criticism -- Tortilla Flat

  22. Hyman, Stanley. "Some Notes on John Steinbeck." In Antioch Review, Vol. II, Summer 1942, pp. 185-200.
    Criticism -- Tortilla Flat

  23. Karsten, Ernest. "Thematic Structure in The Pearl."In English Journal, Vol. LIV, January, 1965, pp. 1-7.
    Criticism -- The Pearl

  24. Kinney, Arthur. "The Arthurian Cycle in Tortilla Flat." In Modern Fiction Studies , Vol. XI, Spring 1965, pp. 11-20.
    Criticism -- Tortilla Flat

  25. Lisca, Peter. "Motif and Pattern in Of Mice and Men."In Modern Fiction Studies, Vol. II, Winter 1956-1957, pp. 228-234.
    Criticism -- Of Mice and Men

  26. In Litratura SShA dvadtsatogo veka. 20th Century American Literature. Moscow : Progress Publishers, 1976. pp. 411-426.
    Criticism -- Works --

  27. In Litz, A. Walton Modern American fiction: essays in criticism. New York, Oxford University Press, 1963. pp.265-277.
    Criticism -- Works --

  28. In Lutwack, Leonard Heroic fiction: the epic tradition and American novels in the twentieth century. Carbondale, Southern Illinois University Press [1971]. pp. 47-63.
    Criticism -- The Grapes of Wrath --

  29. McMahan, Elizabeth. "The Chrysanthemums: Study of a Woman's Sexuality." In Modern Fiction Studies , Vol. XIV, 1969, pp. 54-58.
    Criticism -- "The Chrysanthemums"

  30. Martin, Bruce. "The Leader of the People: Reexamined."In Studies in Short Fiction , Vol. VIII, 1971, pp. 423-432.
    Criticism -- "The Leader of the People"

  31. In Martin, Stoddard California writers. New York : St. Martin's Press, 1983. pp. 67-123.
    Biography -- Criticism -- Cannery Row -- Cup of Gold -- East of Eden -- The Grapes of Wrath -- In Dubious Battle -- Tortilla Flat -- The Wayward Bus

  32. Marcus, Mordecai. "The Lost Dream of Sex and Childbirth in The Chrysanthemums." In Modern Fiction Studies , Vol. XI, 1965, pp. 54-58.
    Criticism -- "The Chrysanthemums"

  33. Metzger, Charles. "Steinbeck's Vision of the Pastoral." In Modern Fiction Studies, Vol. VI, Summer, 1960, pp. 115-124.
    Criticism -- Sweet Thursday

  34. Morris, Harr. "The Pearl: Realism and Allegory." In English Journal, Vol. LII, October 1963, pp. 149-162.
    Criticism -- The Pearl

  35. In Moseley, Edwin. Pseudonyms of Christ in the Modern Novel. Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Press, 1963. pp. 163-176.
    Criticism -- Grapes of Wrath

  36. In Panichas, George, ed. The Politics of Twentieth-Century Novelists. New York, Hawthorn Books, 1971. pp. 296-306.
    Criticism -- Works

  37. In Plimpton, George. Writers at Work, Fourth Series. New York : Viking Press, 1976. pp. 181-210.
    Interviews --

  38. In Snell, George The Shapers of American Fiction, 1798-1947. New York, Cooper Square Publishers, 1961 [c1947]. pp. 187-197.
    Criticism -- Works --

  39. Spilka, Mark. "Of George and Lennie and Curley's Wife: Sweet Violence in Steinbeck's Eden."In Modern Fiction Studies , Vol. XX, 1974, pp. 169-179.
    Criticism -- Of Mice and Men

  40. Sweet, Charles. "Ms. Elisa Allen and Steinbeck's The Chrysanthemums." In Modern Fiction Studies, Vol. XX, 1974, pp. 210-214.
    Criticism -- "The Chrysanthemums"

  41. In Turner, Frederick. Spirit of Place. San Francisco : Sierra Club Books, c1989. pp. 247-282.
    Criticism -- East of Eden -- Landscape in Literature

  42. In Val Baker, Denys, ed. Writers of To-day. Folcroft, Pa., Folcroft Library Editions, 1973. pp. 122-138.
    Criticism -- Novels -- The Grapes of Wrath -- In Dubious Battle -- Of Mice and Men -- To a God Unknown -- Tortilla Flat

  43. In Wagenknecht, Edward. Cavalcade of the American Novel. New York, Holt, [1952]. pgs. 443-448.
    Biography -- Criticism -- Works

  44. In Walcutt, Charles Child. American Literary Naturalism: A Divided Stream. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, [c1956]. pp. 258-270.
    Criticism -- Works -- Cannery Row -- The Grapes of Wrath -- In Dubious Battle -- Tortilla Flat --B The Wayward Bus

  45. In Walcutt, Charles Child. Man's Changing Mask. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press, 1966. pp. 257-264.
    Criticism -- In Dubious Battle

  46. Wilson, Edmund. "The Californians: Storm and Steinbeck." In The New Republic, Vol. CIII, December 9, 1940, pp. 784-787.
    Criticism -- Of Mice and Men

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